Vietnam earned $6 billion from seafood exports this year, representing a yearly rise of 20 per cent, exceeding its target of $5.7 billion, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). The country’s total seafood output reached 5.2 million tonnes, up 1.4 per cent over last year while the total aquaculture area [...]
As of December 26, Vietnam’s seafood export touched $6, exceeding 5.3% of the plan ($5.7 billion) set early this year and increasing 20% from the same period last year, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (Vasep). In 2011, the country’s total seafood output is estimated to be 5.2 million, exceeding 4.4% from [...]
The General Department of Fisheries has set a target of earning $6.5 billion from seafood exports in 2012, up 5 per cent from this year. The fisheries sector revealed the target at a conference on its 2012 tasks, in Hanoi on December 21. The sector will also strive to attain a total seafood output of [...]
Seafood exporters have been suffering heavily due to the unstable materials supply. In December, tra fish price dropped dramatically after reaching its high peak of 29.500 dongs per kilo in November. As such, the tra material price in 2011 climbed to the highest peak in May and plunged to the deepest low in August. Factories [...]
The fisheries industry targets an export turnover of US$10 billion by 2020, transforming the country into one of largest seafood traders in the world, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers. The optimistic target is largely based on the industry’s 15-20 per cent a year growth rate achieved over the past [...]
Vietnam’s seafood export in November reached $650 million, lifting the total figure in the first 11 months of this year to $5.6 billion, or 24.9 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The ministry said Vietnam’s seafood export in Jan-November to almost markets grew significantly in [...]
Hundreds of seafood processing plants along the central coast were forced to close on shortage of raw materials, some enterprises have to negotiate with their partners to extend the delivery time or adjust down the order volume. The information was provided by Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, deputy chairwoman of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and [...]
Vietnam’s supply of seafood materials for processing has declined significantly as a result of continued flooding in the delta in the last few months in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta. In Kien Giang Province, for example, the volume of rainfall and floods has changed the environment around shrimp-farming ponds, and as a result, many shrimp [...]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is not only a consumption market but also a gateway for Vietnamese aquatic products to penetrate the Middle Eastern and North African markets. This was said by Ambassador Tran Ngoc Thach at a conference on Vietnamese seafood jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UAE and the Vietnam Association [...]
A workshop on opportunities for Vietnamese seafood in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market was held in the UAE capital city of Abu Dhabi from November 21-23. The event was jointly organized by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) in cooperation with the Vietnamese Embassy in the UAE on the occasion of [...]
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